STARGARD SZCZECINSKI

German Stargard, city, Szczecin wojewdztwo (province), northwestern Poland, on the Ina River. The city was chronicled from the 12th century, although it existed earlier. It was badly damaged in the 17th century during the Thirty Years' War and fell to Brandenburg in 1648. Heavy bombing during World War II devastated many of its fine historical sites and destroyed 75 percent of the city. St. Mary's Church (13th15th century) and the 16th-century town hall have been rebuilt. The modern city contains railroad workshops, flour mills, cosmetic and soap laboratories, and agricultural-tool plants. Pop. (1990 est.) 70,000.